Acceptance Criteria For Welder (Welding Operator) Qualification.

QW-190 Visual Examination Performance

Test Coupons shall show complete joint penetration with complete fusion of weld metal and base
metal.

QW-191.2 Radiographic Acceptance criteria

Welder or welding operator performance tests by radiography of welds in test assemblies shall be
judged unacceptable when the radiograph exhibit any imperfections in excess of the limits specified below:
a) Linear Indications
1) any type of crack or zone of incomplete fusion or
penetration
2) any elongated slag inclusion which has a length greater than

a) 1/8 in. (3.175 mm) for t upto 3/8 in. (9.525 mm),
inclusive
b) 1/3 t for t over 3/8 in. (9.525 mm) to 2-1/4 in.
(57.15 mm), inclusive
c) 3/4 in. (19.05 mm) for t over 2-1/4 in. (57.15 mm)
3) any group of slag inclusions in line that have an aggregate length greater than t in a
length of 12t, except when the distance between the successive imperfections
exceeds 6L where L is the length of the longest imperfection in the group.

b) Rounded Indications
1) The maximum permissible dimension of rounded
indications shall be 20% of t or 1/8 in. (3.175 mm),
whichever is smaller. (See table QW-191.2 (b) (1)
2) For welds in material less than 1/8 in (3.175 mm) in thickness, the maximum
number of acceptable rounded indications shall not exceed 12 in a 6 in. length of
weld. A proportionately fewer number of rounded indications shall be permitted in a
weld less than 6 in. in length.
3) For welds in material 1/8 in. (3.175 mm) or greater in thickness, the charts in
Appendix I represent the maximum acceptable types of rounded indications
illustrated in typically clustered, assorted, and randomly dispersed configurations.
Rounded indication less than 1/32 in. (0.8 mm) maximum diameter shall not be
considered in the radiographic acceptance tests of welders and welding operators in
these ranges of material thickness.
 QW 192.2 (b) (1)
Sr. Thickness of the 20% of
No. job (mm) thickness (mm)
1 3.00 0.6
2 4.00 0.8
3 5.00 1.0
4 6.00 1.2
5 7.00 1.4
6 8.00 1.6
7 9.00 1.8
8 10.0 2.0
9 11.0 2.2
10 12.0 2.4
11 13.0 2.6
12 14.0 2.8
13 15.0 3.0
14 16.0 3.2
 Acceptance Criteria For Welder (Welding Operator) Qualification.

QW-195.2 Liquid Penetrant Acceptance criteria

QW-195.2.1 Terminology

a) Relevant indications  indication with major dimension greater than 1/16 in. (1.6 mm).
b) Linear indication  an indication having length greater than three times the width.
c) Rounded indication  an indication of circular or elliptical shape with the length equal to or less than
three times the width.

QW-195.2.1 Acceptance Standards.

Procedure and performance tests examined by liquid penetrant techniques shall be judged unacceptable
when the examination exhibits any indication in excess of the limits specified below:
a) relevant linear indication;
b) relevant rounded indications greater than 3/16 in. (4.8 mm);
c) four or more relevant rounded indications in a line separated by 1/16 in. (1.6 mm) or less (edge-to-
edge).